AMARC Newsletter no. 50 May 2008 AMARC Newsletter no. 50 May 2008 ISSN 1750-9874 Newsletter of the Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections www.manuscripts.org.uk/amarc/ ARCHIVES AND SLAVERY © By kind permission of the University of Nottingham Published in April 1791 following a parliamentary debate on Wilberforce's motion for the abolition of the slave trade, this anti-slavery cartoon shows a white overseer stirring a vat of boiling sugar juice in which a slave is immersed. See Dorothy Johnston’s article on p.11. 1 AMARC Newsletter no. 50 May 2008 CONTENTS AMARC matters 2 Exhibitions 21 Archives & slavery 4 New accessions 24 Personal news 14 Book review 29 Conferences 15 Publications 31 Courses 20 Websites 33 NEXT AMARC MEETINGS Enquiries about membership should Note the dates now! be addressed to the Membership 7 August 2008, University of Secretary: Durham Mrs Clare Brown The meeting will be devoted to the AMARC Membership Secretary manuscripts of Bede and will c/o Lambeth Palace Library include opportunities to view an London SE1 7JU exhibition of manuscripts and books
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